After above normal late fall over most of upper plains winter makes its return into region including great lakes area starting next week. Looks like the western and SW areas will stay above normal this early part of winter.

Given the overall look to the pattern, I'm expecting Indianapolis, IN to be in the double digit snowfall total range and have at least (2) mornings w/ sub-zero lows before the New Year. I'll revisit this 1.1.18. Regardless, enjoy the mild, quiet weather we have now.

So do I think we'll see a white Christmas? Absolutely. Much higher than normal, IMO. (I forecast for Indianapolis just an fyi)

Absolutely! We haven't had a white Christmas in central Indiana since 2010, yep 7 years ago when 5" of snow was reported at 7am. Climatologically speaking we have about a 25% chance each year. The Christmas snow storm of 2002 started Christmas eve and by midnight 5.9” of snow fell with an additional 1.9” falling Christmas day. The snow depth Christmas morning was 7” at 7 am. Only two years later a series of accumulating snows leading up to Christmas in 2004 left 9” of snow on the ground, the whitest Christmas on record. I say we are due lol

I had (-37F) -38C last Dec.19th at one of my stations. -31 at airport and in town station. Doubt it gets that cold again but something to keep on burner it can happen. We average over 20 below zero F days here so can happen.

I had (-37F) -38C last Dec.19th at one of my stations. -31 at airport and in town station. Doubt it gets that cold again but something to keep on burner it can happen. We average over 20 below zero F days here so can happen.

Last Dec 19th for my station reported 22F! Wow I don't think it ever got that cold here the -37F from what i recall anyway. We had 20 below zero days a couple of winters back.

Peak wind gust I recorded was 63 mph at the station just outside town. This was driving around town today. Camera doesn't really do it justice it was actually worse. [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]

Definitely hoping for a snowy winter here in western Maine. We received over 140" last season. I'd love to see that again this season. There's nothing quite like snowshoeing through the Maine woods when there's 3+ feet of snow on the ground, on a still, cold morning after a recent snowfall.

Winter is definitely my favorite season, and thus far we've only had a half an inch of snow. Things look to change late this week after a big rain storm tomorrow through Wednesday, with four different chances of accumulating snow within the next week or so. At the very least, the cold air is on its way.

Definitely hoping for a snowy winter here in western Maine. We received over 140" last season. I'd love to see that again this season. There's nothing quite like snowshoeing through the Maine woods when there's 3+ feet of snow on the ground, on a still, cold morning after a recent snowfall.

We immigrated to Canada in February when I was 10 years old. Our boat docked in St. John NB and we then took the train from there through Maine into Montreal and then to Southern Ontario. What a shock, but what a wonder, when through 10 year old eyes I saw the snow along the train track so high it nearly reached to top of the power line poles. At our home in Europe the power line poles were concrete and were very tall. We eventually realized those were somewhat shorter poles and also telephone wires that had many strands so fairly close to the ground. But still a lot of snow through Maine...

In a typical winter we see about 1-2 ft of snow on the ground through the winter. Last year was one of those years to remember. At one point in mid March we had over 5 feet of snow on the ground. Nothing compared to lake effect or mountainous areas, but definitely impressive for area in Maine, where we mainly get snow from coastal storms and Alberta Clippers. - Matt